Deborah Cochrane Gravestone, December 2013

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Creator

Megan Pugh, Photographer

Media Type

Image

Item Type

Digital prints

Description

A colour photograph of Deborah Cochrane's gravestone at the Society of Friends' Cemetery in Ajax, Ontario. This photograph was taken at the dedication of the War of 1812 plaque for Samuel Cochrane.

Notes

Deborah (Powell) Cochrane (1795-1862) was born in Richibucto, New Brunswick on 23 December 1795. She married Samuel Cochrane (1793-1879) on 4 April 1815. They raised a large family of 10 children: Smith (1816-1846), Henry (1818-1846), James Powell (1820-1889), Caroline (1822-1898), Clarissa (1824-1812), Abram (1826-1896), Phoebe Ann (1832-1834), Elizabeth (1835-1912), Samuel H. (1837-1872) and William Maurice (1844-1900). She died in Whitby, Ontario on 8 August 1862 at the age of 66. An “e” was added to the surname Cochrane at some point.

Date of Original

18 December 2013

Dimensions

Width: 800 px
Height: 533 px

Subject(s)

Pioneers
Tombs & sepulchral monuments

Personal Name(s)

Cochrane, Samuel ; Cochrane, Deborah

Corporate Name(s)

Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 112 ; Society of Friends' Cemetery ; Heritage Canada

Local identifier

D2014_002_002

Collection

Whitby Online Historic Photographs Collection

Geographic Coverage

Ajax

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.8655130040139 Longitude: -79.0107893265533

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This item is protected by the Canadian Copyright Act and is intended for one-time use only. Uses other than research or private study require the permission of the rightsholder(s). It is your responsibility for obtaining these permissions.

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